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In article <40ae0m$1lol@sat.ipp-garching.mpg.de> bds@ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce Scott TOK ) writes:
>All these people telling us, "don't worry, the user is asked permission
>to transmit the data to Microsoft and if s/he says no the data are not
>transmitted", are forgetting one very important point:  These days, not
>only are the majority of personal computers running Windows by default
>rather than choice, the majority of installations are either factory or
>dealer installations.  Most of these will say "yes" when Microsoft's
>Registration Wizard asks for something, because they will want to be
>seen as cooperative.

If the average user couldn't care less whether Microsoft "sees" what
they're running, who are you to decide they're wrong?  Just because *you*
have an irrational fear of a pretty well accepted industry practice
doesn't mean it's a bad thing to be given the *choice* to register
electronically.  Come back and complain when you don't have any choice in
the matter. 

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